Meaning of the nameViviane
- Female
- Latin origin
- French origin
- Vi-vi-a-ne
Viviane is the French form of Viviana, also used in Portuguese, and goes back to the Latin name Vivianus, derived from vivus, 'alive'.
Meaning
“French form of Viviana, feminine of Vivianus, from Latin vivus, 'alive'”
Source: Wiktionary: Viviane · Behind the Name: Viviana · Behind the Name: Vivian
- People (2022)
- 218,643
- Rank in Brazil
- #146
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 230,822
- people
Viviane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Viviane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (93,405 people).
217,889 women 754 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Viviane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Viviane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.161%
- São Paulo 0.127%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.125%
- Minas Gerais 0.124%
- Paraná 0.117%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 56,499 | 0.127% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25,818 | 0.161% |
| Minas Gerais | 25,557 | 0.124% |
| Bahia | 14,739 | 0.104% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 13,639 | 0.125% |
| Paraná | 13,375 | 0.117% |
| Pernambuco | 8,359 | 0.092% |
| Santa Catarina | 8,134 | 0.107% |
| Goiás | 7,183 | 0.102% |
| Ceará | 5,823 | 0.066% |
| Pará | 5,312 | 0.065% |
| Espírito Santo | 3,583 | 0.094% |
| Maranhão | 3,425 | 0.051% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,144 | 0.086% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,986 | 0.106% |
| Alagoas | 2,926 | 0.094% |
| Paraíba | 2,924 | 0.074% |
| Amazonas | 2,902 | 0.074% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,771 | 0.101% |
| Sergipe | 2,419 | 0.110% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,954 | 0.059% |
| Piauí | 1,729 | 0.053% |
| Rondônia | 1,361 | 0.086% |
| Tocantins | 888 | 0.059% |
| Amapá | 438 | 0.060% |
| Acre | 436 | 0.053% |
| Roraima | 319 | 0.050% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Viviane
Behind the Name gives Viviane as the French form of Viviana and also as a Portuguese variant; Viviana is the feminine of the Latin name Vivianus, which the same site derives from Latin vivus, 'alive'. In its English entry, Wiktionary also links the name to French Viviane and Latin vivus, 'living'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 218,643 people named Viviane, with a median age of 37. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Viviane · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Viviane · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Viviana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Vivian · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Viviane
What does the name Viviane mean?
Viviane means “French form of Viviana, feminine of Vivianus, from Latin vivus, 'alive'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Viviane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 218,643 people with the first name Viviane, which ranks it number 146 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Viviane a boy's or a girl's name?
Viviane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 217,889 women and 754 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Viviane?
Viviane is a name of Latin and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Viviane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.161% of the state's population is named Viviane (25,818 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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